<p>After taking the opener of this three-game series Monday night, the Yankees shoot for the series victory Tuesday night in Seattle. The Mariners will go with Logan Gilbert here against lefty Nestor Cortes for New York.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Tuesday's baseball betting market opened Seattle and Gilbert at around -130 over New York and Cortes, with an over/under of 7.5 runs. Early betting action then bumped the Mariners 5 cents to -135 and the total down to 7 but minus money.</p>
<h2>Yankees-Mariners Betting Preview </h2>
<p>New York took the opener of this series Monday night 10-4. The Yankees rapped out 18 hits, nine for extra bases, and scored in five straight innings on their way toward victory.</p>
<p>New York won Monday as a +120 underdog, and the game played over a total of 7.5 runs.</p>
<p>With Monday's win, the Yankees are 7-3 over their last ten games. At 33-23 overall, New York's pulled to within six games of division-leading Tampa Bay in the AL East.</p>
<p>With Monday's loss, Seattle is still also 7-3 over its last ten games. At 28-26 overall, the Mariners are tied for 10th place in the American League playoff standings but just one game out of fifth.</p>
<p>This series is the first meeting between these two teams this season. Last year Seattle took the season series from the Yankees four games to two.</p>
<h2>Tuesday's Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/396216&quot; title="Logan Gilbert Pitching Game Logs">Gilbert</a> is 6/10 on quality starts this season and one out away from five in a row. Last Thursday, he held Oakland to two runs and three hits through six innings, with zero walks and six strikeouts, in a 3-2 Seattle win. And just before that, he held Atlanta to two runs through six innings of a 7-3 Mariners victory.</p>
<p>Seattle is only 5-5 with Gilbert this season, but that's at least one win worse than they should be, based on his performances.</p>
<p>Over two starts against the Yankees last year, Gilbert got bombed for 13 runs and 17 hits, including four home runs, through 9 1/3 innings. The Mariners managed to split those two games.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/191326&quot; title="Nestor Cortes Jr Pitching Game Stats">Cortes</a> is only 2/10 on quality starts this year and just one for his last seven. Last Wednesday, he gave up four runs and five hits through six innings of a 9-6 Yanks loss to Baltimore. And over his last three starts, he's allowed 12 runs and four homers through 16 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>New York is 6-4 with Cortes this year, and that's about what they should be.</p>
<p>In his one career start against Seattle, late last season, Cortes allowed three runs through six frames, with one walk against ten whiffs, although the Yankees lost that game 4-3.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>New York is batting .244 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .307 team OBP and a .430 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Seattle is "slashing" .222/.289/.382 against left-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Mariners bullpen owns a 3.18 ERA this season, along with a 1.27 WHIP and a 3.03 K/BB ratio.</p>
<p>The New York pen owns an ML-best 2.95 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a 2.43 K/BB ratio.</p>
<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>New York is 14-10 on the road this season and 27-19 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Seattle is 16-14 at home and 9-6 against left-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report</h2>
<ul>
<li>The unders are 29-26 in Yankees games this season.</li>
<li>The funders are 28-26 Mariners games.</li>
<li>The overs are a combined 13-7 with Gilbert and Cortes this season.</li>
<li>The totals are split 15-15 at T-Mobile Park this season.</li>
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